Register or name-board.



PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906.

F. W. LEUTHESSER. REGISTER OR- NAME BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. 1903.

MODEL.

'T" 1 65 3 5 W I a citizen of the United randum desired or such otherreference .pockets one within the UNITED STATES OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application filed April 20, 1903. Serial No. 153,495. (Modeh) To (allwhmn it hwy concern:

Be it known that I, FRED W. LEUTIIEssER,

States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inRegisters or N ame-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that type of registers in which cards are themedium employed on which to place the name of a party or othermemorandum which is needed for ready reference and use. It is desirablein this type of registers that the receiver or clip s ould be in compactshape, so as to enable the register to contain a number of cards andhave some portion of the card displayed sufficiently for indicatingthereon the memoas may be wanted, and it is also essential that thereceivers or clips for the cards should be of a nature to hold the cardsin place when inserted in a receiver or clip and should also be ofaformation that will permit the easy insertion and withdrawal of a cardwithout interferin with the position of the adjoining card.

he invention has for its primary object the construction of a registerfor the rece tion of cards in such manner as to enable the cards to bereadily inserted and withdrawn when necessary or desired and whenwithdrawn allow a new card to he slipped into the place of the withdrawncard.

Further objects are to improve the formation and arrangement .of thereceivers,clips, or pockets in which the cards are held in place toenable one card to be slip ed partially over or in front of another cardcupy a receiver, clip, or pocket of its own having no connection withthe receiver, clip, or

ocket on either side thereof, leaving the card free from interference byor with adjoining cards; to arrange the receivers, cli s, or pockets inclose juxtarelation with su cient ody to receive and sustain the cardsand have each card project at the top so as to leave the/projectedportion of the card in view,- to locate a series full of receivers,clips, or other in a row and ave the bottom of one pocket below thetopof its adjacent pocket, making a register for containing a large numberof cards in a compact shape and so as to occupy but a small space,comparatively speaking, and to improve generally the construction,arrangement, and formation of the various parts .which enter into theregister as a whole.

and 00- The invention consists in the features of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In. the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a complete register-boardcontaining the features of the invention; Fig. 2, a sectional edgeelevation of the register-board shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a detail incross-section, showing one method of attaching the strips having thereceivers, clips, or pockets to the boards; Fig. 4, a detail showing theend of a stri having the receivers, clips, or pockets struck therefrom,with the 11 per one in full and the next succeeding ones roken off,leaving the tail in section of the strip with the receivers, clips, orpockets struck therefrom and Without the cards in place; Fig. 6, asimilar view to Fig. 5 with the cards in place, and Fi 7 a face view ofa card adapted for use wit the register.

The front of the register-board is ada ted for the reception andretention of cards, s ips, or other memoranda containing names or suchother information as may be desired. The front is made up of a series orplurality of sections, each section having as a part thereof a strip ofmetal or other suitable material on which the receivers, clips, orpockets are formed. This strip of thin metal or other suitable materialwithits receivers under which designation is included clips and oakets,constitutes the essential feature of t e invention. Each strip of metaluI' material A is to be of a width to suit the requirements of thereceivers and the cards, slips, or other memoranda to be length to suitthe requirements for the number of receivers, desired one above andpartly within the other; Each strip of metal or other material A has oneach side of the receiver portion thereof a marginal edge a, by meansof. which the strip can be secured in the frame of the re ister.

The receivers B 'or ably struck from the body of the strip so as to havea top piece I) and side ieces i), the

placed therein and of a each strip A are prefer top piece extendingcrosswise of the body of" the strip and the side portions having adiagonal run in relation to the side edges of the strip. Thereceivers Bare eachstruck or cut or otherwise formed, so as to stand at aninclination away from the bod or straight lane of the strip, as shown inig. 5 particuarly, and furnish a rece tacle or space back of eachreceiver into which a card can be en-' tei'ed and withdrawn, the to andside ortions of a rear receiver furnis 'ng a e in conjunction with thefront receiver, 'by which certainty is assured in entering the'card intomined depth, thedepth depending upon the length of the side pieces ofthe receivers. It "is to be understood that as many of the'strips A withthe receivers can be used'as may be required for the number of cards,slips, or memoranda Whichit is desired that the register 'sha1l receive,andthe number of receivers r on a strip can'be varied to suit therequire- 'ments' of'use.

{The strips A with their receivers are pref-.

'erably'secured in a suitable frame, which can be attached or suspendedon a Wall or othersupport where the register will be convenient for use.The strlps (four of-which app'e'ar'inthe construction shown) areattached to a frame consisting of a top rail C, a bottom rail 0, and endintermediate rails Cflform-v ingthe outside of the frame, andrails Cdividing the frame crosswise into regular spaces for the, reception ineach space of a strip A- and its receivers thereon. The top rail C inthe form shown has secured thereto a-strip"-with its front face outinclined, so as,

to furnish a backing c for'the receptacle'or space of the top receiver,as shown. The

bottom rail 0 has fixed thereto a strip 0 of thin'material, which formsa guard or proteptor for the bottom portion of the cardin lowermostreceiver. Each end rail and'each 'interr'nediate'rail has ledges c, onwhich the marginal edges of the strips A can be secured by brads, tacks,screws a; or other suitable means, andthe end rails and intermediaterails have a front projecting portion 0 on which can be placed numeralsor other designating marks, if so desired, to be used in connectlon withthe cards and the receivera. The frame, if so des ed, can be finished bya border D, surrounding the top and bottom and sides or ends of theframe proper, and for hanging orsuspending the frame in placeorotherwise attaching it eyes (I can be used, extending up from the toprail of the frame proper.

/The register-board as a whole is assembled as to its various parts .byentering'the number of strips A re uired into the frame, the zfiframcbeing of t e proper width and length for the reception of the strips tothe number re uired, and each strip is attached to the side ed es'of theend rails and the in- I termediate rais by tacks a or otherwise, and

the guard-strip c. at the bottom is also attached by tacks or otherwiseso as to artly cover the. lowermost receiver. The order cards at all.

1) is then attached, completing the frame proper as a whole, after whichthe eyes d or other fastening means are applied, and when assembled theregister-board is ready for use. The cards E are each of a length tocon.- form'to the Width of space occupied by the stri A and of a depthto enter each receiver an roject above the top portion of the ehteredreceiver, so that when all of the ireceivers-have cards therein marginalportions of the cards alone will show, whilethe receivers will be fullyconcealed, as sh Wnin the first row on the left hand in Fig. 1,'thesecond row showing the three bottom-freceivers unfilled by the cards andthe remainw ing rows showin the receivers withoufany The cards E usedcanbe ,of

cardboard, paper, or other material and can I lain on both sides orplain on one side be wit a printed memorandum on theo'pposite side, orboth faces of the card canhavethere- I on printed or stamped memora mlav-tobe filled in. A card is. inserted by entering it into therec'ep'tacleor space between'the two receivers, so that the front receiverjforms thecontaining one for the card,'a'nd'each card when inserted in itsreceiver does notinterfere with the insertion of a'card into a receiveron either side of the filled receiver, as each receiver is independentof the adjoining one on either side and onereceiv'er does not interferein the least manner with'the insertion, and withdrawal of the cards froman ad-. jo iii ng receiver. Each card, strip, or memo.-

a 'andum projects above its-pocket andisfree 7 tobegrasped by the,fingers and removed by reason of the marginal space above the top of thereceiver or pocket, which allowsithe card to be grasped withoutdisplacing or interfering with an adjoining card. It will rc 5 thus beseen that each card, strip, ormemorandum can beinserted and withdrawnfrom a receiver or. ocket Without disturbing an adjoining car and thatthe withdrawn card can be replaced by another one without the necessityof changing any of the-adjoining cards, enabling the cardsto be readilywithdrawn and replaced without 'any'trouble or inconvenience.

Theregister board is one that is adapted v for use in man places and formany pur= It can e used in an ofiice building oses. by tenants oroccupants as a board on which a to keep the register of telephonenumbers and names. It can be used in hospitals for kee ing a card recordofthe patients. It can e used in hotels for keeping a register ofguests. It can be used in factories and machine-shops for time-cards andfor work to be done, and it can be used generally-as a register where acard system is employed for keeping a record which requires to bepresented'for inspection or for other purposes. The register for use asa telephone-directory can have some of the cards with the letters of thealphabet thereon, and each alphabet-card can be the leading card for aseries of cards thereunder with the names of parties commencing with thedesignated letter of the alphabet. The register tor use in'hotels canhave the numbers of the rooms placed oppositethe receivers or pockets onthe end and intermediate strips, or the rooms can be otherwisedesignated. The re ister for use in hospitals can have the war number ona card and on the rails between the strips can have the numbers of thebeds, or the beds can be otherwise designated. The registerfor thevarious uses for which it is adapted can have indicating-marks, if sodesired, of any char acter necessary for designating the receivers orpockets.

The receivers, as shown, are in a single piece; but it is evident thatthey could be made in two or more sections arranged side by side, thesections as a whole forming a receiver of the requisite depth, the depthbeing one to properly receive and retain the card, slip, or memorandumentered thereinto. The receivers preferably are struck directly from thematerial, as by so doing the starting plane for each receiver is theedge plane of the body of the strip; but for some uses and purposes thereceiver could be made of a separate piece and brazed or otherwisesecured to the body of the strip, Thereceivers or pockets struck fromthe body of the material furnish a compact form, as one receiver orpocket is partially struck from within the adjoining receiver or pocket,thus enabling a greater number of receivers or pockets to be formed, asthe several receivers or pockets-in effect he one within the other,presenting, however, the necessary formation to receive and retain thecards, slips, or memorandum.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1 In a register, a front made of thin or sheet material and havingthereon receivers arranged one within the other and each projectingforwardly, each receiver formed of a top piece and side pieces leavingback of the pieces a space o en at the top and sides for the admissionthercinto of a card, substantially as described.

2. In a register, a front made of thin or sheet material and havingthereon receivers arranged in a row one within the other and eachprojecting forwardly, each receiver formed of a top piece and sidepieces leaving back of the pieces a space open at the top and sides forthe admission thcrcinto of a card, the bottom of thcside pieces forminga stop or abutment limiting' the downward entrance of the card,substantially as described.

3. In a register, a front made of thin or sheet material and havingtherein receivers arranged one within the other, the receivers from thebottom upward each extendin into and being separate from the one next aove, and the receivers projecting forwardly from the face of the front,each receiver formed of an upper cross-piece and side pieces, leavinbehind the pieces a space open at the top an sides for the admissionthe-reinto of a card,

' substantially its-described,

an upper cross-piece and side pieces leavin back of the pieces a spaceopen at the top and 1 sides for the admission thereinto of the card, anda frame surrounding the front, -substan-- tially as described.

5. in a register, a f rality of strips of thin or sheet material, eachstrip having thereon receivers arranged one partially within andseparate from the other and projecting forwardly from the face of therout consisting of a plustrip, each receiver formed of an uppercrosspiece and side pieces leaving back of the pieces a space open atthe top and sides for the admission thereinto of a card, a framesurrounding the strips of material, and having side rails andintermediate rails between and to which rails the side edges of thestrips of material are secured, substantially as described.

6. In a register, a front consisting of afplurality of strips of thin orsheet material, each strip having thereon receivers arranged onepartially within and separate from the other and projecting forwardlyfrom, the face of the strip each receiver formed of an upper crosspieceand side pieces leaving back of the pieces a space open at the top andsides forthe admission thereinto of a card, a frame surrounding thestrips ofgnaterial, and having side rails and inter osed rails betweenand to which rails the sit e edges of the strips of material aresecured, the front faces of the side rails of the frame and theinterposed rails adapted for the reception of indicating characters,substantially as described.

7. In a register or name-board, a front. 115

made of thin or sheet material and having thereon receivers arranged onewithin an separate from the other, the receivers formed with or stampedfrom the material and havnext adjacent receiver, with a space back ofeach receiver for the admission therrinto of a card, substantially asdescrlbed.

FRED \V. LEU'JIHCSRER:

Witnesses OSCAR W. Bonn, Wxuum BANNING.

'ing one receiver partially formed within the

